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In October our partnership continued a charity program for the disabled children. Volunteers visited 3 children and gave them nice presents for their birthdays.

On October 29 Francis Landivar, director of “Helping Hands”, held a seminar "The power of ambition" for Vladivostok residents. A new series of educational seminars for the citizens of Vladivostok aims to provide useful lectures about ambitions as a way to achieve success in life.

On October 29 Francis Landivar held 2 seminars in   school № 13 in the frames of the project to develop right moral values in teenagers. The children learnt how to develop a positive personality.

Starting from October we resumed the project for kids which is called "English corner". The first lesson was in Pushkin’s library on October 4 and the kids learnt greeting words and phrases. On October 11 we organized two more lessons in city’s libraries. The children learnt colors, drew rainbows and funny pictures. On October 18 STEP students organized two more lessons for the children. The kids played word games and drew pictures to remember new words. On October 25 the children leant colors, communicated, learnt to make short sentences and played games.

On September 27 and October 4 our volunteers visited children in Vladivostok orphanage №2. They told the kids about the ‘Architecture Day in Vladivostok’ and organized a contest for the best idea on how to beautify our city. On October 5 another group of volunteers went to visit the orphans in the village of Pokrovka.  Two children had their birthdays in the summer so the volunteers brought presents and organized a tea party for all the kids. On October 18 and October 25 our volunteers visited children in Vladivostok orphanage №2. They played games in the open air, took pictures, showed funny magic tricks to the kids and had much fun!  

On October 20 Partnership «Helping hands» together with the rehabilitation center «Parus Nadezhdi» organized an excursion for kids to Arseniev museum.  The new exhibition was about the history of World War I and the kids learnt many interesting facts about it.

On October 2 we organized a meeting for the orphans who came to study in Vladivostok colleges. Partnership “Helping Hands” provided the orphans with stationery sets. We also helped them with autumn clothes and footwear. On October 18 we had another meeting with orphans- graduates. This time we organized an informal pizza party where they could socialize, share their plans about work and studies.  

On October 17 there was a billiard tournament for the disabled people in the city of Bolshoi Kamen. The partnership “Helping Hands” made a donation in the prize fund for the winners of the tournament. 12 wheel-chaired disabled adults participated in the event.

On October 3 Partnership «Helping hands» organized an excursion for teenagers from the rehabilitation center «Parus Nadezhdi» to «Sollers» auto making plant. Teenagers like visiting the plant where they have an opportunity to learn more about car-assembling lines.

On October 3 Partnership «Helping hands» organized another excursion for 15 kids from the rehabilitation center «Parus Nadezhdi» to Zarya plant. The kids were toured around the plant and then they had a master class on how to make straw toys. The kids made nice colorful works.